Who is Lakhvinder Kumar? Fugitive gangster of Lawrence Bishnoi gang deported from US, arrested at Delhi airport

Fugitive gangster Lakhvinder Kumar, who was deported from the USA, was detained by the police at Delhi Airport. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), secured his return to India.

Who is Lakhvinder Kumar?

CBI said Lakhvinder Kumar was an associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and was facing multiple criminal cases in Haryana related to extortion, intimidation, illegal possession and use of firearms and attempt to murder.

CBI managed to bring him back to India

At the request of the Haryana Police, the CBI facilitated the issuance of an INTERPOL Red Notice against him on October 26, 2024, which led to his eventual tracking and deportation. As India’s National Central Bureau of INTERPOL, CBI was closely collaborating with US authorities through the BHARATPOL platform.

The Red Notice issued by INTERPOL serves as a global alert to locate and provisionally arrest fugitives awaiting extradition. In a statement, the CBI said, ‘Earlier, the CBI had received the Red Notice issued against Lakhvinder Kumar through Interpol on October 26, 2024, on the request of the Haryana Police. The person in question was deported from the USA and reached India on October 25, 2025. ‘He was detained by a team of Haryana Police at the Delhi airport.’

Two more fugitive gangsters were arrested recently

Through such international cooperation, the CBI has successfully coordinated the return of more than 130 wanted criminals in recent years.

• Mainpal Dhilla alias Sonu Kumar The CBI, in collaboration with Haryana Police, MEA and MHA, successfully coordinated the return of wanted fugitive Mainpal Dhilla alias Sonu Kumar from Cambodia on September 2, 2025, last month. He is a notorious criminal wanted by the Haryana Police in many cases. On 29 March 2013, he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, attempt to murder, illegal use of firearm and criminal conspiracy in a case FIR No. 276 dated 26 September 2007, registered at Sadar Bahadurgarh Police Station.
• Harshit Babulal Jain: CBI, in collaboration with Gujarat Police and Central Government Ministries, brought back a fugitive Harshit Babulal Jain from UAE in connection with a money laundering and tax evasion case registered in Gujarat last month. Harshit Babulal Jain, wanted by Gujarat Police for tax evasion, illegal gambling and money laundering, was deported from UAE and handed over to Gujarat Police at Ahmedabad International Airport on September 5.

(With inputs from IANS)